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Jan. 10, 1928.

W. S. JOHNSON FARE REGISTER Filed Feb. l0. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 aven/Zar Jan. l0, 1928.

W. S. JOHNSON FARE REGisTER Filed Feb. 10. 1922 2 shetrssheet 2 Patented Jan. 10, 1928.

UNITED l STATES i l 1,555,550 PATENT OFFICE..A

WALTER s, JOHNSON, or. PRovrDENcE, RHODE ISLAND, AssIGNoRTo RooRE llU'i-:o-v

MATIC REGISTER COMPANY, OF PROVIDENCE. RHODE ISLAND, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

FARE REGISTER.

Application tiled February 10, 1922. `Serial No, 535,572.

The present invention relates to fare rcgisters Aand analogous devices or machines capable of distinctively Aregistering -unit articles of different qualities, or the values or other specific characteristics of such articles; and is particularly adapted to the portable type of fare register disclosed vin the" prior patents of George' F. Rooke No. 690,079 granted December 31, 1901, and No. 1.294,308 granted February 11, -1919, and of Joseph A. Turck, No. 1,160,215; granted November 16, 1915. Certain-principles and features of the invention, however, are ap `plicable to registering'l or recording'machines which are not necessarily portable and as to such principles and featuresmy-iproteetion is not 'limited by-thespecifi'e illustrative explanation Aof the inventionfgiven inthis specification," or -otherwisethanas' required byft-heI terms and for'jthe' Ivalidityof the appended'claims." "5"# -f `1 "In itsx general purposes, objects and functions" and results tl'eregister 'disclosed in this specification `"is substantially" like that disclosed in my' companion specification filed concurrently -liexfewitlfz and numbered 535,571,1and tog that end theregister is provided vvith aaplurality of-counters'for respectively- -tally'ing f-nmber's or .values of erespectively diiferen't-tickets insertedji'n the machine-,landione orf thecounters-is', and both may be, adapted 't6 registergv selectively fdifferent Avalesf' i-'" '3,':`,""*l'" As' compared with' jsaid companionjspe-:ifificationithe inventionhere' disclosed and for .ivl'iich I desire to obtain protection'-consists in T ai lever. mechanism?oifloperating the xregister 'counters sele.ctively"i1nder control? oi the-inserted vticket or other'articleg' and in a modifiedoralternative'form of lock for holdingthe-selectfor in the'ip'ositiori ,where it is' placed by the inserted-article; While the tallying or 'registering fof" the article is being effected.: AClai'msi ffor isnbject matter common to this fand the said companion application are made inf -thelatter, and the claims appended lf-tothis? specification. are directed to'fth'e features in which/the machine here disclosed differs' from that disclosed in said companion application. Hence, onlyso much of the-machine as is necessary to explain the; appended claimsis described in detail in this'specification, reference being directed: totlecompanion vspecification and the-aforesaid prior patents whichmay b je countedl drftallied"`or.;reg1s 'tered 1n a' selective' 1nanner,iwhether""such artic1es are'coins of any-"monetary vsystem ortickets in the specific"meaningoftlfat word, or articles of anybthersortwhieh may vary from' one ,antheiVin"-v dimension.l '-lj 'l ["''f" Infthedrawings which are herewitligfurnishedg-af register machine removed from its'- casez 'and represented as beine in the set position ready for thercce'ption of a ti'cketl ""V Figure 2' is a similar view showingfthe condition of the machine-"afterthe `i 'n's'er,' tion 1 of a. ticket ofth'e great-'est Widthi foi Whifc'hf-th-'e machine in f'adiptedf" je* Figure is a vieiiv of fthe? recriliiig mech"- anisri removed from *the x'mac A i'I'ie'-, andl illuslvnu-e5 'of tickers- 'f are' sii-15,115.55 iwiaurwhich 'the machine-"in designed 'tofreceiv 2" 5"" "'f' 'Figure' ll'shows the'fn'ec'liaisin depicted in Figure?) placedfincondition' 'tof ter tickets of intermediate size. f"

Figure 5 is'a cro'ss'sectionon line Figure''iis a'. vplan vienr of 'the particular mechanism shown in Figureli ff Like' reference characters? designate'- he same parts `1 Wherever they occur I vin all the .IU-:f

The:tivocounters of the register'areindicatedat1and2 and their driving-shafts at 3`and 4,jrespectively`.' "These counters are preferably'of the type sliownjand described in the aforesaid'patents,` 'although they may be any suitable type for the? purpose. To the shaft 3 of counter' 1 is connected a slotted arm 51, the slotof which is occupied by a pin 6 on a lever =7 pivoted'by a'stud 8 to the fr'ar'ne. 'To the shaft 4 of the counter 2 is Connected a slotted arm 9, the slot of which is occupied by a pin carried by afllvr'I'vliichisfpivoted upon a stud 12 lifted t6-the -`frame, and Asaid lever has a notch 13. The carriage which receives the inserted ticket and operates the tallying mechanism is essentially likethat shown in niy said companion application, and coinprises side members 14, and aA cross meinber 16, adapted to slide upon suitable gulding means provided in the frame. .-\,n 'actuating pin 17 is mounted on the carriage and is connected by a flexible strap 1S. preferably a steel tape, with a barrel 19 rotatably mounted en the fixedpivot .stud 2O and'containing a coiled spring 21, being the spring motor which propels the carriage from the position sliownin Figure 1 to that. shown in Figure 2, when theliolding hitch is released by insertion of aticket.

. In this specification and in the claims the Word ticket is; used to .include an object` of any sortfhaying value for the purpose to `which register is applied, whether the same is .a coin a metalA disk or ailibdy of other material ,having sufficient stiffness for ,the purpose. of actuating thev selecting mechanismand; trip ingthelatch which releases the carriage. gpecifically the machine here illustrated designed to4 register nickels and dimes upon the counter 1 and quarter dollars up0n th e A counter 2; but jother specific values m ay be registered by essentially the samemeans as .thatherein disclosed. The important-facts forx the purposes-L of this in- .vention ,are that tivo or more .tickets of diftepent .values 'are. a daptec l toj cause additions .by thecounter 1 of different-1 amoiintsin proportion to tlieir. ,iqespe c tivej values, without .affectingjtlie couxitert2 and that'still another ticket; is adapted. vtojcause actuation of the counter. 2..,without, havingz any effect upon the counter f1; andithat, the occurrence ofv actuation ofieither counter, and the. amount of the :sums respectively. tallied by the. counter l'are governed bythe widths of the inserted tickets. Y

v, Registers :o f the, particular form here shown for illustration of the genericinvent-ionfare intended tobe used .by` employees of common carrierstocollect cash faresor tiketsfrom passengers, and are used? by .beingheld inthe hand. ofthe employeezand presented to' the passenger in such a manner that thelatter may insert a,coin or ticket in- Itog:,the 'slot provided for that. purpose. Hence m-the following'description of'the 'machine theoperator thereof will be'referred toas the co1lec tor, and the person who insertsthe .ticket will be referred to as the tpasseng'erf but all without intent to indicate any limitation in the scope of the protection which I claim.

'Proceeding with 'a description o'f'gthe particular machine here illustrated,"22 represents a lever which is pivoted to the frame at 23 and has a cam slot 24.- This-lever may be considered as a driver by which the counters :irc operated through the medium of transmission mechanisms of which the levers 7 and 11 are parts. It will be called, for the purposes of this description, the driving lever. The upper part of its cam-slot, when in the set position shown in Figure l, coincides with the path of the actuating pin 1,7 and the lowerpart of said slot-is inclined to such path, wherefore the actuating pin, in the latterpart of its downward movenient .is adapted to rock the lever from the position ot' Figure 1 to thatof Figure 2, and its upward movement, when the niaehine reset, is adapted to return the lever to the previous position.

A transmission inemberQ, which is called for the purpose of this description a turnbler plate, and is a part, conunon to both, of the transmission mechanisms above referred to, is pivoted by a stud 2(3 to the driving lever 22 and is formed with anpinterior opening into which entersa pin27 vproject-- ing rearwardlyrom the lever 7. Said opening is bounded on its under-side by the abutment edge 2S and on its, upper..,side,-. by shoulders 29 and 30, located atresp'ectively different distances f romg'said abutmentedge, and by a notch 31. By oscillation of-fsaid tumbler plate on its pivot, in-a 1direction transverse to that in whicli itis moved by the. driving lever,;either ofi the shoulders29 or 30, or the notch 31, canv begbx'ought 4into 'line wit-h the stud26fand pin 27. In other words, either shoulder may' beg so Aplaced that the path inwhich itis moved-by the driving 'lever incliides theE pin 27 andA a proximately coincides with the-.path oftiie latter. Y Thereby ajgreater. or. lessportion ofthe driving 'movement ofzsaidf 'tumbler plate is transmitted to4 thelevergand. from the latter to the actuating ai'niof-; the='coiintei". When the shoulder-,29-thiis acts,-thefull movement of the. tumblerplate"is`-transmit ted without lostmotion to- .tlie.lver:7 and the counter' is caused to add twounitstothe tally. 'Whe'njshoulder.30tlius act-s, approximately half ofithe full movement; islost motion, andthe otherhalf is transmitted to the lever 7, and the counter is caused to add one unit to the tally; and when the'notch 31 is brought into line with..tl1epin 27,:all oft-he motion of the tumblerfpla'te is-lost, so far as the lever 7'is eoncei'ned,:but a stud 32 on the tumblerplateis then brought into the notch 13 of lever 11 which actuat-es the counter 2; whereby-.at s u'ch times the movenient of the carriage clauses t'allyi'ng by counter 2 without having any effect upon counter 1. :1t all times exceptwhen -the lll) condition last described obtains,'thc stud 32 is out'of notch lfan'd'none otl the motion f'the tumbler plate'is transmitted to coun` ter2.

Shiftingof the tumbler plate in thc manner'a'nd forft-hepur'pose just described is ci fected by a'selector ,33 which is a slotted plate or bar-arranged to-'slide 'upon studs 34'eiittl`35 fixed'tothe frame, through a total dista-nce limited bythe length of Asaid slots. Sidselecto`r has verticall slot A36 'entered "i'fpiiif'bitth back' of 'the tumbler plate. Normallyftliefselectoris :held in its 'extreme right*hiidpositionwith respect to 'these davi'I'igs (whic'his 4tha't'shown in Figure l) liyiiisp'ring 39 coiled about the pivot S and bearing at one end against the selector, While its*'th'er'x'eri'd' reactsagainsttheE pivot l2. A ticketfinse'rtedf into'tli'e; entra-nce slot of the riillfiffpas'ses'betiven' tivo-fingers 40 and 41 ''eirrie'd" by ',alrmsi42 and' 43, respectively` a''d"oii'se'ti from saidar'ms 4so as to extend int"tlissgeiprvidedwithin the frame tdicondct'thelticket from its point ot' enmounted-on 'a pivot 44 liked in the frame andfl'swpart-of a. lever structure havinga s'ecod'iaiim'45;i'while'the arm 43 1s pivoted on astud 46"*fi'ed tothe frame.: v These arms atei connected byimeaiiso'fstu'ds or pins 47 48',g respectively, .with'alever 49 which is cildiby'a." pin 'OTWith'ag lug 51 rising frointhe selecton Thefcouplingpins 47 and SOpaS's'thiOngh'fslots in"'lever 49' in: or'dcr t` permit vn'vementlof the various coupled parts' iinthir diverging"paths men-'dief fingers 401 and: 41 are Spread apart from't-heir normal condition of closest i approachft one anothe'ig': (shown -in'Figm-e .count of"the function which said fingers selector finperform they may be terme( gers. j s

`'This placement of the selector is the first function performed by the inserted ticket, taking-place before the carriage begins its travel. The selector-is locked in vits displaced position by a'lock v52 under the control of the actuating pin 17. Said lock has teeth 53 adapted to engage with a tooth or lug 54 on .the selector, one or another ot the teeth 53 being placed,- upon the descent ot' hcin;r a reversal thcrcotl to the extent that it has a. plurality of teeth adapted to coact with a single tooth on the selector. Said lock'is pivoted on a `stud and is connected in any suitable way. whether by being made as an integral part thereof or otherwise connected thereto. with a controlling lever 56 which is pivoted on the saine stud. It is not important to the disclosure ot the present invent-ion or to the protection which I claim how said lock and controlling lever are connected. It is suf'licient for the present that they ferm essentially a rigid unit when the locking action takes place. Said control lever is formed with a notch 57 adapted to receive the actuating pin 17. and a cam surface 58 adjacent to said notch, 'on which the actuatinrgr pin is adapted to herir, whereby itmovcd by the actuating?r pin at the beginning of the travel ofthe carriage and is then held 'thus in displaced position duringr the balance ot such travel and until the carriage returned to set position.

In order to prevent over movement of the counter operating lever: 7 when the shoulder 30 acts upon it (that. is, when the lower values are to be registered on the counter l), and to prevent positively anyv motionot' said lever when the counter 52 is operated, .l provide on the selector a stop la; G6 and on the lever 7 two studs 67 and GS. lVhen the selector is placed in the intermediate position (by the' coin of lower value)- the lugr G6 is placed below the stud 67, as shown-in Figure 4, and the latter is then distant from the. lug by just. the amount needed to stop the. lever n-'hen-tallying of the lower value has been effected. lVhcn thc. selector is l'n'isit-ioneil to cause operation of the left hand counter, thc-n thc vlug` (t is placed under the stud (3S and tlie'lat-ter is so ncar the lu;r as to prevent great. enough movement of the lever to canse any actuation of the counter 1 'lhe mechanism for transmitting motion to the counters herein described is susceptible by modification in detail, but without change of principle, to enable registration by the counter 1 of tickets of more than two different values. or of tickets having different ratios ot value to dimensions than that shown, or to cause the values ot onlv one class'of tickets to be there registered. Such mechanism is ot greatsimplicity and is effective to carry out the .intended purposes with certainty and accuracy.

All of the levers. arms and plates described are preferably made by stamping.; from sheet metal, being,T of sufficientthickness to be stift, and as thus made can be produced and assembled atmoderate cost.

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* selectively engagin lVhat I claim` and desire. byv Letters` Patent to secure is:

l. A register comprising a plurality of registering counters, levers operatively associated with each of said counters, an actuator, a transmission member, and means for selectively engaging said transmission member with either ofl said levers exclusively for imparting` independent movement to one or the other thereo'l".

2. register comprising a plurality ol'v registering counters, levers' operatively associated with each ol said counters, an.. actie ator, a transmi sion member, and means for g saidtransmission member with. either of said leversexclusively 'lor imparting independent movement of one or the otherthereof, said transmission member having means for causing one of the levers to be moved dilferent amounts according to the position of said member. relatively to said levers.

3. A register comprising an actuatdr adapted to be moved when a.; ticket is inserted into said register, a counter, having an arm, a pivoted- -lever having a"pin and slot connection with said arm for operating said counter, a transmission. member adapted to be moved. by said actuator andbeiug engageablewith said counter operating lever inI Adifferent; positions wherein, respectively, it is enabled to transmit different' extents ol movement; thereto, and selecting means, controlled. by. the inserted-ticket for so 'placing said transmission; member.

4. A. register; comprising an actuator'. adaptedi to be moved when aticlet is in, serted into said register, acounter,having. an larm, a pivoted le.ver.;.l1aving a pin and:V slot connection with .saidarm, for. operating.v said counter, atransmission member. adaptedl to be movedby-said actuator andbeinggenl; gageable wit-hsaid counteroperating lever in di'erent positions, wherein, respectively, it is enabledt'o transmit dillerentrextents..of: movementithereto, said transmission member being placeable. in: stilli anothernposition whereiniit is adapted to :passrthrougli its; full travel without impartinganynievement to the counter operatingrlever, and selecting,- means controlled bythe inserted .ticket-i fori placing. said transmission. member .in one or another-ofthe` aforesaid'- positions accord-.

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5. A- register comprising', two co.unters,.a.A common driven therefor, aiciommon transmission member or botlicou'nters carried` by said driver, separate driven mechanisms for the respective counters' andselective means controlled by an inserted ticket for placing said,` transmissionxmember into.1notion-.transmitting; relation with; one or the; other of said driven mechanisms .exclusively4 G.- In a: register, "tWogcounters,operating ing to a characteristic. dimension. of the levers respectively connected tov the tivo inserted ticket of larger than minimum dimension for displacing the transmission member in opposition to the force exerted by said yielding,r means.

7. In a registering machine two counters, an operating'member coupled to each of said counters, a. single driver, a transmission member connected to said driver and. shiftable transversely to the'drivingmovement thereof, one of said operating members hav.` ing an abutment and thetransmission member having a plurality of abutmentsadapted to be placed in. position for imparting greater. or less movement to one. operating member andtobe placedzoutf of operative relationV .to the first member altogether by shifting o f thet-ransinissionf member; the other of said, operating members. and the transmission member..I having complemental` abutments adapted to be brought into. 'operative relationwjhen thememberis placed; in the relationlast indicated, and tobe put; out of operativerelationwhen either of. the first-namedt abutments of, the; transmission member'is in position to act onthe abutment ofthe first-named operating member.v

8. In registering.zmechanism, the coni-- hina-tion with la counter,- ,of an. Aopernt-ingf lever, haying an. abutment, aE driver, a shift!A able. 2 transmission memberl connected With: the driver,l andy having a .plurality of abut;l ments. aclapterlij` to be'gplaced fby.- shifting: o f said; memberdnto;positie o engage. the, abutment ,of1 said lever.tofimpartanoveiment thereto. and being@ .respectively differently-A located.longitudinally; o t the path of driving, movement of said inember, a; displaceable selector .connectedto shiftI s aid-member,z andiv complemental stops. connected with said leven and selector. arranged to arrest. I novementA of the lever Whenf one of said.- abutments. reaches the. .end .off its imparting movement.-

9. In a register, a counter, an operating member for. said. countert having-,an abutmentand. a stop, a driver, a. transmission membeiwconnected toz said driver andmovable, therewith having abutments. differentlyv positioned in the general direction of driving movement ofvsaid member, thetransmission member being laterally displaceable to bring eitherof; theabutments into driving alinementi-withv the abutmentof said...operaling5 rio member, a. ticket controlled selector for so shifting said transmission member, and a stop controlled by said selector arranged to coact with the stop on said operating member for arresting said operating member when that abutment of the transmission member which imparts the less extent of movement to the operating member has moved said operating member as far as it is able to.

10. In a register as claimed in claim 9, a second counter, an operating member for said counter having an abutment, the transmission member having a complemental abutment placeable in posit-ion for acting on the abutment of s aid second operating member, and the transmission member then being placed where neither of its first-named abutments will act upon the abutment of the first. operating member, and the first operatingr member having a second stop in position to be arrested by a selector` controlled stop toA prevent any action of the first operating member.

11. In a registering mechanism, the combination with a counter and a selective driving mechanism therefor, of a selector shiftable to alter the relation of said driving mechanism and a locking dog` for the selector, the selector having a tooth-like projection and the locking dog having'a plurality of tooth-like projections cooperative therewith to hold the selector in either of a number of different positions.

12. In a register two counters, selective operating mechanisms for the said counters, a selector movable to make either of said mechanisms operative and the other inoperative, and a lock for holding the selector' in either of the positions wherein it aecomplishes said effects, said selector' having a tooth-like projection and the lock having a, plurality of teeth adapted to cooperate With said projection to hold the selector in either of its positions.

In testimony whereof I have atlixed my signature. A

WALTER S. JOHNSON. 

